Seems there is never an event but what someone discovers a new taste treat and wants the recipe.:) Maybe is there is space on this site we should start an Event Recipe Thread subtitle. Anyway - someone asked for the French Toast recipe - from the Apres event breakfast so here it is:

Also - I took a Pasta Salad to the Last Cache Bashe - here is that one.

Pasta Salad - 1 box of spinach pasta (I used curly), diced onions, diced peppers, some garlic, hand cut up tomatoes, 1 can of black beans (rinsed), 1 can of red kidney beans (rinsed) and a bottle of Hannaford Italian Dressing. All tossed in a 1 Gallon heavy duty zip top plastic bag. The vegetable quanity is to taste and looks.

Mainelyroses

09-12-2007, 09:57 AM

Cauliflower "Potato" Salad

You can make this recipe using the same kinds of dressing, spices, etc, that you'd use to make potato salad - in fact, adjusting it to your own taste is important to the success of this dish. My biggest tip, though, is if you really want it to have the consistency of potato salad, order some Carb Counters Instant Mashers (http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/products/gr/instantmashers.htm). You don't have to use much, but it creates the starchy consistency of potato salad. The salad is still very good without it, though.
INGREDIENTS:

1) Break or chop the cauliflower into smallish florets. If they are too big, they're difficult to cook so that they have the right "bite" and flavor - the outside tends to overcook.
2) Microwave florets in a covered container with a small amount of water, or steam on the stove.
I've never tried boiling, but cauliflower tends to hold on to water, so I'm a little skeptical. You want them to be fork-tender (a fork slips in easily), but not overcooked (avoiding the stronger smell and flavor which develops with longer cooking).
3) Drain and put into a medium bowl. Chop the egg and add. Toss with salt and pepper. I like quite a bit of pepper, and it does seem to take a surprising amount of salt, but this would be to taste. Sprinkle in the Carb Counter Instant Mashers (http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/products/gr/instantmashers.htm)if you're using them, and toss again.
4) Mix the ingredients for the dressing (mayo, lemon juice, spices, etc.). Taste for the balance of flavors you like. Mix the chopped vegetables and the dressing into the cauliflower and egg mixture. Add chopped fresh herbs if you wish - chives, dill, or parsley work well, but I've even used mint for something different. Garnish with the herb, or sprinkle with paprika. Chill.
Makes 8 servings.

hollora

09-12-2007, 10:35 AM

Cauliflower "Potato" Salad
Rose - thanks for sharing this one! So many folks are watching carbs today. I should watch them more!

firefighterjake

09-12-2007, 12:22 PM

Rose - thanks for sharing this one! So many folks are watching carbs today. I should watch them more!

I watch them very closely . . . the problem is I'm watching them go on to my fork and then into my mouth and down the gullet. ;) :D

Seems there is never an event but what someone discovers a new taste treat and wants the recipe.:) Maybe is there is space on this site we should start an Event Recipe Thread subtitle. Anyway - someone asked for the French Toast recipe - from the Apres event breakfast so here it is:

I know Hiram liked the spicy chicken. We were both enjoying it and I noticed beads of sweat on his forehead. (Or maybe that was from drinking diet beer in public:p )
Good chicken.

Foxgloves

09-13-2007, 10:48 AM

Seems there is never an event but what someone discovers a new taste treat and wants the recipe.:) Maybe is there is space on this site we should start an Event Recipe Thread subtitle.
Thats a great idea Hollora. Start a subtitle thread under Misc/Other. and call it just that. Event Recipes.

That french toast recipes sounds like it was a hit. I'm curious though...wasn't the bread soggy after sitting overnight in the egg mixture or is does it bake itself out after its been in the oven?
Sounds delicious anyway.:)

Hiram357

09-13-2007, 02:28 PM

Thats a great idea Hollora. Start a subtitle thread under Misc/Other. and call it just that. Event Recipes.

That french toast recipes sounds like it was a hit. I'm curious though...wasn't the bread soggy after sitting overnight in the egg mixture or is does it bake itself out after its been in the oven?
Sounds delicious anyway.:)

the tops were nice and crispy, and the bottoms were fruity soaked. (kinda like how bread turns out in a bread pudding) I think the keyword to describe it was... yummy. :D

hollora

09-13-2007, 03:03 PM

Thats a great idea Hollora. Start a subtitle thread under Misc/Other. and call it just that. Event Recipes.

That french toast recipes sounds like it was a hit. I'm curious though...wasn't the bread soggy after sitting overnight in the egg mixture or is does it bake itself out after its been in the oven?
Sounds delicious anyway.:)

Cooking is a science and it's obvious you have studied!:) It bakes itself out and really doesn't seem soggy to me. The strawberries and bananas make a sauce.....ummm!:D This is a great one to prep before you leave on a trip like if you are going sailing and have an oven in a galley. I have never tried it with a relfective oven over a campfire but might work.

hollora

09-13-2007, 03:04 PM

Now Hiram has described his take on the outcome. I guess I should do it again next year.

Hiram357

09-13-2007, 03:33 PM

Cooking is a science and it's obvious you have studied!:) It bakes itself out and really doesn't seem soggy to me. The strawberries and bananas make a sauce.....ummm!:D This is a great one to prep before you leave on a trip like if you are going sailing and have an oven in a galley. I have never tried it with a relfective oven over a campfire but might work.

next campout we can put this in my dutch oven, I did an apple crisp in it a couple weeks ago that came out really good!

baked the apples in the dutch oven for about 15 minutes with brown sugar and cinamon and butter, then we covered the apples with a topping that was brown sugar, oats, and some other stuff, put the lid on it, covered it with coals for about 15 more minutes and the apples came out nicely done with a nice crispy topping. :D (camping is all about the food) :D

firefighterjake

09-13-2007, 03:36 PM

. . . (camping is all about the food) :D

And here I thought it was all about the beverages. ;) :D

Mainiac1957

09-13-2007, 04:05 PM

next campout we can put this in my dutch oven, I did an apple crisp in it a couple weeks ago that came out really good!

baked the apples in the dutch oven for about 15 minutes with brown sugar and cinamon and butter, then we covered the apples with a topping that was brown sugar, oats, and some other stuff, put the lid on it, covered it with coals for about 15 more minutes and the apples came out nicely done with a nice crispy topping. :D (camping is all about the food) :D

That sure sounds good Aaron. You have to make some the next time we camp. Anybody camping this weekend? Looks like I may bail on the island camping event. Still waiting to see if the weather improves. I am free in 2 weeks. Going anywhere fun?

Hiram357

09-13-2007, 04:21 PM

That sure sounds good Aaron. You have to make some the next time we camp. Anybody camping this weekend? Looks like I may bail on the island camping event. Still waiting to see if the weather improves. I am free in 2 weeks. Going anywhere fun?

The closer it gets, the more it looks like we're not going to do the warren island either. So where we headin too?

hollora

09-13-2007, 05:41 PM

As much as I would love to go to Warren Island - a day in the rain - hummm. I am willing to go if Brad is willing to drag me. Otherwise maybe we can do a cache run!

I have never used an oven camping so that sounds like fun. And yes, camping is All about food.

Next year maybe I will make my breakfast cookies! Those are good munchies. Made with oats, cheese, eggs, bacon - yum!

Foxgloves

09-14-2007, 11:05 AM

That sure sounds good Aaron. You have to make some the next time we camp.

That does sound easy Hiram. Apple Crisp... yum. It only takes 15 minutes huh? I would love to learn how to cook Dutchoven style when camping. I have a beautiful 14 qt Dutchoven that I have not used yet...
The guy at the Folk Festival doing the demonstration made it look so easy...:rolleyes:

I thought it might be fun to do a fall event with camping,and Dutchoven style open fire cooking (if not this year maybe next)and make a geocaching weekend out of it also. People could come and go during the day and get together in the evening for meals. We would need someone to stay back at campsite and tend the fire during the day but I'm sure that wouldn't be too much of a chore. Just an idea but I don't know where we could do such an event...Most campgrounds close after Labor Day weekend

Hiram357

09-14-2007, 02:57 PM

That does sound easy Hiram. Apple Crisp... yum. It only takes 15 minutes huh? I would love to learn how to cook Dutchoven style when camping. I have a beautiful 14 qt Dutchoven that I have not used yet...
The guy at the Folk Festival doing the demonstration made it look so easy...:rolleyes:

I thought it might be fun to do a fall event with camping,and Dutchoven style open fire cooking (if not this year maybe next)and make a geocaching weekend out of it also. People could come and go during the day and get together in the evening for meals. We would need someone to stay back at campsite and tend the fire during the day but I'm sure that wouldn't be too much of a chore. Just an idea but I don't know where we could do such an event...Most campgrounds close after Labor Day weekend

well, its more like 30 minutes, 10-15 minutes for the apples then another 10 - 15 after ya put the crust on.

That guy at the folk festival had opening those cans of campells soup down to a science, and the way he got those charcol briquets to burn that way I'll never know... :confused: :confused: :rolleyes:

That sounds like a really great idea for a campout!! There are lots of sites around that are big enough, that are primitive sites (most have an outhouse) but those are first come first serve, we'd have to have someone there a few days before to make sure we can camp there (we tried the states reservation system... that's a friggen joke)

Foxgloves

09-15-2007, 01:16 PM

That guy at the folk festival had opening those cans of campells soup down to a science, and the way he got those charcol briquets to burn that way I'll never know... :confused: :confused: :rolleyes: LOL
The guy doing the demonstration at the Folk Festival didn’t impress me much either (only because he was not very well set up to talk to a group of people)
but I sensed that there is interest amongst our group….in this type of cooking

That sounds like a really great idea for a campout!! There are lots of sites around that are big enough, that are primitive sites (most have an outhouse) but those are first come first serve, we'd have to have someone there a few days before to make sure we can camp there (we tried the states reservation system... that's a friggen joke)

I was thinking of an event with somewhat of a different theme from other events and call it something like "Dutchoven Cooking/Camping/Hiking event"

I think the fall is a great time to do this sort of thing as the temps get cooler. Even as late as early December….since there aren’t many outdoor events this time of the year. It could be a milder version of Vicbikers winter campout event.;)
We could incorporate a group day hike and meet back at the site afterwards for a hearty meal and evening campfire. anyone who has a dutch oven could bring it and we can do some with desserts and some with main dishes etc....

So if anyone has any interest or ideas about hosting such an event and where…..please post. It will be hard for me to actually host it, since I'm not in Maine… but I would love to help organize it and be a part of it if someone else wants to take off with the idea...(hint*hint Hiram);) You might know of a place that would work well for this. And if this year is too short notice then maybe next year we can set it into motion.

It would be fun to schedule this event this year although I am not sure of my own schedule right now after mid November. My son comes home from Iraq and some of my weekends will be with him. But I would do my best...

Foxgloves

09-15-2007, 01:40 PM

Here is a useful Temp Chart (http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/wDnsRqsdMQzf96jIS7bsLgq_GbT_Q_-otzGya7mWiFY67HA9RXT3Mwess3ZYtfuzb_giAOKMBZSiHgPoq H3vi9GhbvLmV4NNdy8/A%20Heat%20Chart%20File/Cast%20Iron%20Dutch%20Oven%20Baking%20Temperature% 20Chart.doc) I found on line for controlling temps in outdoor cooking.

Here is a useful Temp Chart (http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/kA_sRpAK5OvASYv85BztSHApw89nM2ObvuK2EgWxl45MXqWLRR MScyj-z2GDOIK9znc5_ejuIBFOtAwZB7Q-Z8ggmIgN_NNb9cs/A%20Heat%20Chart%20File/Cast%20Iron%20Dutch%20Oven%20Baking%20Temperature% 20Chart.doc)I found on line for controlling temps in outdoor cooking.

Well... I don't think it's quite that complicated, i have a hook for my dutch oven lid, so even when it's covered in coals i can take the lid off to check on what I'm cooking. which allows me to impliment the "stick a fork in it, it's done" method of cooking. It hasn't failed me yet! :D

hollora

09-16-2007, 04:28 PM

Warren Island was a go - and we had a great time. Combination of weather but stars over the campfire both nights!:D Yes, a tad damp on Saturday AM but it cleared and we prepared a bountiful and fun pot luck meal.

There was loads of food :) for the pot luck - chili, brats with peppers and onions, shepards pie, turkey chunks and stuffing, cheese tourtilleni, pumpkin pie and surely I have forgotten something. I found the big challenge was to travel light enough to put things in a kayak. A challenge is good.;)

I found a few neat web sites with ideas by googling kayak recipes and kayak cooking. (sorry my linkablity is not so good).

There are a few more events on the books for this year. Last year the kayak event didn't happen in July but that makes a nice venue to do food - and especially if it is done where you can combine kayaking with some hiking too (and of course geocaching).

Right on Nikki - a food event - great fun. What would geocaching be without good food, friends and sharing?

squirrelcache

09-28-2009, 11:30 AM

I want to apologize, the dip didn't come out as good as it could have been. It really needed a bit more time to cook/mix in my camper stove, and somehow I didn't see the posted time for the campfire. A shallow casserole dish works Much better.

There are many variations of this recipe. I made the bluecheese dressing from scratch.

Shred some Chichen breasts and marinate in Frank's Hot Sauce overnight. Layer the bottom of a casserole dish w/cream cheese or neufchatel. Next is the layer of chicken. Top it w/your favorite bluecheese dressing like Marie Callender's. Some like Mozarella on top. Cook in a 350 oven for 45mins., or to your liking.

kayaking loon

09-28-2009, 01:48 PM

Gary (Team2Hunt) wanted to know who made the spinach rolls at the Useless event. Anyone know or have the recipe?

Team Richards

09-28-2009, 02:35 PM

Gary (Team2Hunt) wanted to know who made the spinach rolls at the Useless event. Anyone know or have the recipe?
If You are talking about the hot swiss chard stuffed with hamburg and rice covered in tomato sauce...Mad Quilter made that. It was my favorite dish as a kid...ok it still is. I'll get the recipe. If that isn't the one, then I don't know.

brdad

09-28-2009, 02:58 PM

I may have already mentioned this, but if someone would be willing to collect these recipes and put them into an article it would be a great addition to the site. Perhaps we could even have our own cookbook someday as well. Anyone up for the task? As always, I am willing to help get you started if you have a fear of articles. ;)

On a side note, nice to hear from you again, Mainelyroses!

hollora

09-28-2009, 03:49 PM

Crock Pot MacNCheese – Get Useless in Eustis Way
By hollora

1# Macaroni (cook as directed on package), 2 – 8 oz. packages Shredded Mexican Cheese, 1 – 12 oz can Evaporated Milk, 1 C Regular Milk (1 used 1% milk), 1 can Cheddar Cheese Soup, 1 stick butter (I used 1/2 cup tub margarine), salt & pepper and I used a dash of garlic power and some onion powder. Melt the butter with the milk in the crock pot, add all the other ingredients except the macaroni and mix well, add cooked macaroni. Heat in crock pot on high, stirring a few times until cheese is all melted, and continue to heat until hot, bubbly and ready to serve.

Waterski

09-28-2009, 06:14 PM

I have not had time to check through all the logs here yet, but the banana bread was delicious. Could someone post the recipe for that one? That was much better than any b.b. recipe that I have used. Thank for bringing it, whoever you were.

WhereRWe?

09-28-2009, 06:28 PM

Although it's the only thing I tried, I also liked the cherry/pistachio(?) cake. How about the recipe for that, please. :D

hollora

09-28-2009, 08:17 PM

Hopefully someone who brought those items or who knows who brought them will read and post here.

I don't eat sweets but I did hear nice compliments. Wonder if you would ever get the cheesecake recipes out of parmachenee (Charron).......I know folks were drooling.

Team Richards

09-28-2009, 08:25 PM

I have not had time to check through all the logs here yet, but the banana bread was delicious. Could someone post the recipe for that one? That was much better than any b.b. recipe that I have used. Thank for bringing it, whoever you were.

Foxgloves brought the BB.

Team Richards

09-28-2009, 08:26 PM

Although it's the only thing I tried, I also liked the cherry/pistachio(?) cake. How about the recipe for that, please. :D
Not sure who made this cake, but we would like that recipe too.

hollora

09-28-2009, 09:53 PM

Have emailed foxgloves. Anyone with information on the cake - post or em. Also Robt has a football from the group site - who is the owner?

hide_from_the_kids

09-29-2009, 06:33 PM

would anyone mind if i took these recipes and put them into a pdf for an article?

hollora

09-29-2009, 06:44 PM

would anyone mind if i took these recipes and put them into a pdf for an article?

I have already done an article with brdad - although it is not a PDF - I am sure we could do that.

hollora

09-29-2009, 06:44 PM

Got the banana bread recipe - it will be in the article soon

hide_from_the_kids

09-29-2009, 06:58 PM

just for us lazy people can you put a link here for me?
:D:D

hollora

09-29-2009, 07:28 PM

Brdad is helping me with this but go to the threads on the left of the home page and I think it is there.

hide_from_the_kids

09-29-2009, 07:31 PM

i found it thanks. this is what i was thinking as well glad you did it now when i want something different i can check here

brdad

09-29-2009, 07:32 PM

would anyone mind if i took these recipes and put them into a pdf for an article?

Lois and I talked about creating a PDF and/or creating an actual cookbook to sell for the site. I think once she has a good number of recipes collected that will happen. If it is a PDF it will be posted as a download in her article. It makes it sense to keep it together, since if recipes are added both the article and the PDF will have to be edited.

Here is a link to the article: Maine Geocachers Recipes (http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4225)

hollora

09-29-2009, 07:35 PM

Lois and I talked about creating a PDF and/or creating an actual cookbook to sell for the site. I think once she has a good number of recipes collected that will happen. If it is a PDF it will be posted as a download in her article. It makes it sense to keep it together, since if recipes are added both the article and the PDF will have to be edited.

Here is a link to the article: Maine Geocachers Recipes (http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4225)

Thanks Brdad for helping me with this. It should become a lot of fun. I hope other folks who may want to submit recipes do so.......it doesn't have to be something they brought to an event - although there are a lot of other yummie dishes/recipes we don't have yet.